Other Organizations
Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC)
Website: https://vnrc.org/
“VNRC takes a multi-pronged approach to help Vermonters combat the increasingly urgent climate crisis.”
The weekly VNRC Climate Dispatch are brief live videos, focused on
climate and clean energy during the legislative session, and on work of the Vermont Climate Council, the Comprehensive Energy Plan, and other key arenas, during and outside of the legislative session. Sign up for here to receive the Climate Dispatch.
Energy Action Network (EAN)
Website: https://www.eanvt.org/
“Energy Action Network (EAN) works to achieve Vermont’s climate and energy commitments in ways that create a more just, thriving, and sustainable future for Vermonters.”
The EAN Annual Progress Report provides a very thorough and accessible update on four key issues: Emissions, Energy, Equity, and the Economy. Click here
Vermont Climate Council
Website: https://climatechange.vermont.gov/about
The Vermont Climate Council was established by the Vermont Legislature, and the 23-member council drafted the Climate Action Plan. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources supports the work of the Climate Council, including gathering input from Vermonters to inform the Action Plan.
The Climate Action Plan serves as a guide for the Vermont Legislature in setting policy that supports climate change solutions for Vermonters and Vermont’s landscape. Further, the plan aims to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, help protect Vermont communities and landscapes from the greatest risks of climate change, and create new clean energy industry and jobs.
A summary of the Climate Action Plan can be found here
Vermont Energy Education Program (VEEP)
Website: https://www.veep.org/
“Our mission is to build a deep understanding of energy through education, encouraging choices that result in sustainability in our communities, economy and environment.”
VEEP creates educational posters; see their Vermont poster here (adapted from Vermont’s Climate Action Plan) for grades 4-12.
Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network (VECAN)
Website: https://vecan.net/about-us/
“VECAN is the network of over 100 Vermont town energy committees and the organizations that support them. Town energy committees are leading a powerful grassroots response to the pressing need to be more energy efficient and generate more in-state renewable energy while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”
VECAN Partners include the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC), Vital Communities, Energy Action Network (EAN), Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) and Efficiency Vermont (EVT). These groups are available to provide online consultation and support to work on local energy transformation.
Find out more about VECAN partners and how they can help you or your community achieve your goals here.
350VT
Website: 350VT
350 Vermont, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is the state chapter of the global climate justice organization, 350.org.
350.org is an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. It was founded in 2008 by Vermonter, author, climate activist, and co-founder of ThirdAct.org, Bill McKibben, along with a group of university friends in the United States.
Like the many other state chapters, 350 Vermont is building a statewide people-powered and people-led climate justice movement for a just, thriving world.
Its members are guided by the voices, experiences, and solutions of those most impacted by the global climate crisis.
“We strive to work at the intersections of the climate crisis and social justice to address the climate crisis equitably and effectively.”
note:
In the atmosphere, pertaining to the concentration of carbon dioxide, a ratio of higher than 350 parts per million to all other types of molecules is considered to be unsafe.
- 350 Vermont
- 239 South Union St.
- Burlington, VT 05401
- 802-444-0350 | organizers@350vt.org
Founded in 1972 as a 501(c)4, the VPIRG is the largest nonprofit consumer and environmental advocacy organization in Vermont.
VPIRG’s mission is to “promote and protect the health of Vermont’s people, its environment, and its locally-based economies by informing and mobilizing individuals and communities across the state.”
the climate crisis…
VPIRG is one of Vermont’s leading advocacy groups when it comes to fighting the climate crisis. Its accomplishments include: establishment, of Efficiency Vermont, a first-of-its-kind energy efficiency utility, a ban on fracking, the retirement of Vermont Yankee, and the passage of the Global Warming Solutions Act, H668.
Keep Vermont Cool
The Keep Vermont Cool Campaign is a VPIRG climate action initiative. It was launched on March 2, 2022.
Vermonters can Keep Vermont Cool by visiting KeepVermontCool.org or by following @KeepVermontCool on Instagram and Twitter and joining VPIRG’s Keep Vermont Cool Facebook Group. There will be exclusive events, resources, and giveaways throughout the campaign. Please contact Campaign Manager, Jordan Heiden, at jheiden@vpirg.org with any questions about the Keep Cool Vermont Campaign.
- VPIRG
- 141 Main St,
- Montpelier, VT 05602
- +1 802 223 5221
“The Sierra Club is the most enduring and influential grassroots environmental organization in the United States. We amplify the power of our millions of members and supporters to defend everyone’s right to a healthy world.”
Mission Statement
- To explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth;
- To practice and promote the responsible use of the earth’s ecosystems and resources;
- To educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
“This country belongs to all of us. Together, we can help deepen the movement for a liveable planet, safe communities, and a democracy that works for everyone.”
Join Us!
- Sierra Club National Headquarters
- 2101 Webster St Suite 1300
- Oakland, CA 94612
- USA
- Phone: 415-977-5500
- Fax: 510-208-3140
- Office hours: 9AM-5PM M-F PT
Protecting the forests
Climate Forests
WEBSITE: https://www.climate-forests.org
“We work to protect mature and old-growth trees and forests from logging across America’s public lands as a cornerstone of U.S. climate policy.”
Climate Forests is the designated name of a coalition of one-hundred-seventeen (and counting!) organizations that have, for decades, collectively worked to protect federal forests, wildlife, watersheds, and our climate. The urgent need to conserve the remaining older forests and trees of our federal public lands has brought these organizations together for the purpose of launching the Climate Forests Campaign.
Our nation’s old growth forests are climate and biodiversity champions. They sequester large amounts of carbon and, left standing, can store it for centuries; in so doing, they lay the foundation for a diversity of life.
Our forestlands provide the most direct, impactful, and cost-effective solution to the climate crisis. Old growth forest restoration and protection must be prioritized even as we pursue actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Forests is calling on the Biden Administration to enact a strong, lasting rule that will establish, as a cornerstone of US climate policy, a logging prohibition on federal lands.
The Biden Administration must set an example for the world in the battle to end global warming and preserve the rich web of life on planet earth.
Forest Carbon Coalition
WEBSITE: https://www.forestcarboncoalition.org
The Forest Carbon Coalition is a network of scientific, conservation, and environmental justice allies working together to protect US forests from harmful logging practices that are driving climate change and to restore one of the world’s most vital carbon sinks to its natural capacity.
The Forest Carbon Coalition (FCC) is a growing network of scientific, conservation, and environmental justice organizations that work on the international, national, state, and local levels. The network includes organizations in 14 cities and 6 states.
The FCC works in the U.S. Congress and in statehouses across the nation toward reaching legislative solutions. By synthesizing and disseminating supporting science, it strives to both facilitate informed decision making on the part of elected officials and to educate the public.
“We are developing a comprehensive U.S. forest carbon agenda to guide policy and are monitoring and responding to threats to forest ecosystems.”
Forest Carbon Coalition
A Project of Center for Sustainable Economy
1322 Washington Street Box 705
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 344-2080
info@forestcarboncoalition.org
Coalition for Rainforest Nations
WEBSITE: https://www.rainforestcoalition.org
“Tropical rainforests are the critical climate solution.”
After 15 years of relentless work to stop deforestation, the Coalition for Rainforest Nations and its member countries are fulfilling their promise to reduce emissions, by multiple gigatons, through the implementation of a mechanism called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation & Degradation (REDD+).
Learn how the Coalition supports its member countries in their efforts to reduce carbon emissions, under the REDD+ mechanism, in three ways: policy support, direct financing, and technical training.
Coalition for Rainforest Nations
US Office: 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, 14th floor, Suite 1401
New York, NY 10017
info@rainforestcoalition.org
Lorax Coalition/Mason County Climate Justice
WEBSITE: https://loraxcoalition.org
“We Speak For The Forests!”
“We started as a small intergenerational group of local Mason County, Washington residents living on the traditional territories of the Skokomish and Squaxin Island Nations.
“None of us are paid to do this work—we come together because our hearts and spirits call us to speak for the forests, for the water, for future generations, and for a world in which all life can thrive in balance with one another.”
We envision a future in which:
- our great-great-great grandchildren enjoy the same natural abundance that our great-great-great grandparents experienced.
- biodiversity thrives, and the salmon runs are restored.
- forests once again grow to be 1,000+ years old.
- our soils and ecosystems are healthy enough to withstand the coming climate crisis.
- our values and actions are focused on what really matters: connection, clean air and water, healthy food and medicines, safe shelter, and the continuation of life.
- we have transitioned to a circular economy. No one takes more than they need, and the only “waste products” become nutrients for something else to grow.
- everyone’s needs are met. All people have the opportunity for meaningful, non-exploitative, and safe work. All forms of life thrive in balance with one another.